Senior Java Platform Engineer

We enable millions to create and play together, connect people across the globe, and foster a community that is among the most active and passionate in the world. Our community is global and incredibly diverse. When we are developing anything within our franchise, we keep this in mind. We want everyone to not only feel included in Minecraft, but also to see themselves in what we make. Our goal is for the Mojang Studios team to be as diverse as our community. Minecraft is a sandbox game that should be around for a lifetime. Minecraft runs on two platforms today, the Java platform and the Bedrock platform.  

What you’ll get:

We, the Minecraft Java Platform team, are an inclusive group of people with varying levels of experience working together in closely-knit team who are very passionate about games - and Minecraft specifically. We are responsible for designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining the game engine for Minecraft: Java Edition. 
  
As a Senior Java Engineer in the Platform team you will: 

• Design, implement, test and iterate on features within the game engine and its supporting systems   

• Help drive long term improvements of architecture, code quality and the Java Edition player experience 

• With the team, own the quality and help to refine the quality process  
• Lead by example and mentor other engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment 

We believe you are someone who:  

• Have proven experience with Java programming or game engine development (bonus points if you have both). 

• Have experience with working with improving build and release pipelines  

• Thrives in highly collaborative environments where pair- and mob programming is frequently used. 

• Understands the trade-offs that a developer needs to make between striving for ideal technical solutions and keeping the speed needed to honour our deadlines. 

• Has passion for learning and sharing knowledge with your team and organisation  

• Might even have experience with rendering or other related game development areas 

For this role, we will consider fit for the team and company holistically. Meaning that we'll put a great emphasis on your interpersonal skills.  

About this role:    
This is a full-time role based in Stockholm with a hybrid remote working model that requires you to be onsite minimum 2 days every week. You'll collaborate with our studio colleagues in Redmond, USA, and across various disciplines. This position sometimes has off hour meetings mainly with West coast USA representatives.